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bwi

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Translingual

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Etymology

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Abbreviation of English Baniwa with i and w interchanged.

Symbol

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bwi

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Baniwa.

See also

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Eastern Ojibwa

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *apwiya, cf. Ojibwe abwi and Plains Cree apoy.

Noun

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bwi inan

  1. paddle

References

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  • Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001), Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 177
  • Hewson, John (2017), “*apwiya”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *apwiya, cf. Ojibwe abwi and Plains Cree apoy.

Noun

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bwi inan

  1. paddle

References

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  • Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001), Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 177
  • Hewson, John (2017), “*apwiya”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies